Coin slide



June 11, 1935. H G BElTENsTElN 2,004,189

COIN SLIDE Original FiledSept. '7, 1955 er UNITED STATES., PATENT Patented .une lll, l

, Herbert G. Breits for, this application being pending application, Serial OFFICE COIN SLIDE` riginalapplication Se tein, Chicago, Ill., assignor to Raymond T.` Moloney, Chicago,

ptember 7, 1933, Serial No. 688,428. "Divided and this 23, 1934, Serial No. 749,573

Illinois application October Yc claims, (c1. 194-101) The invention relates to an `improved coin slide and particularly to a spurious coin ejector therea division of my co- Number` 688,428, filed September 7, 1933, for coin slides.

The primary'object of the invention is to provide a simple, inexpensive,v foolproofcoin" slide which `will release van associated coin controlled game, vending machine, or other mechanism, only when an authorized slide. If an unauthorized will not release the associated mechanism and the `unauthorized coin `will coin is handled by the coin coin -is used the slide be ejected inside 4the box containing the coin release mechanism where the slug or the likeis removed from circulation and possible furtherattempts to use the same.

'I'he general object of the `invention is to prevent the slide from releasing `the associated mechanism when coins not having the Vrequired characteristics of value, thickness, diameter, and

composition,` such as requisi ed to be passed through intended to prevent use of ture, as certainj perforated coins.`

Brieily, the coin slide is ed horizontally in the wall te metal, are attempt,-

the slide. "Also it is` coins having an aper- 4or` apertured foreign conventionally mount-1 a game orA the like,`

saidslide being accessible outsidev thegame box to receive a coiny in a coin pocket provided there-1 in for that purpose, while the foolproof coin handling mechanism of the sli box inaccessible to the player. g 'Ihe slide is slid-Y ary guide to causethel ingly supported in a station slide`to move along `a strai is 'of the proper size it can de is` inside lthe game ght line. If the coin be slidinto the game box by the slide and providing itis non-magnetic such as our standard five cent piece, which we will here consider to be the authorized coin,` the slide can then be pushed home to its innermost posi-v tion to effect release of the coin controlled mechanism. It is to be understood that the associated mechanism can only be released or unlocked when the slide has been moved substantially the full distance of its stroke into the cabinet or box containing the mechanism to be released. Should the coin be magnetic, a ma initial point of movement so that no coin islodged in gnet picks it up at an inward of the slide the coin pocket when inward movement of the slide Vis continued. When the empty pocket reaches a certain point in its inward travel, a pair of spring pressed sliding plungers enter the pocket to further movement. Whenhis hand from the slidea back toits starting positionr lock the slide against the operator releases sprirlgpulls the slide and on the way mechanism is operative to free the coin fromthe magnet and flip it to one side where it falls into the cabinet and is not returned to the player. If

no coin is used a single spring pressed plunger is immediately operative after slight movement 5 of the slide toengage the empty coin pocket and lock the slide against further inward movement.

If a cardboard disk is employed, this same plunger would bite into the disk and stop the slide. Should an apertured` coin be used, this 10 same plunger would be forced into the hole in the coin to stop the slide. Such coin, however, would be withdrawn with the slide because of its lodgement in the pocket where the player couldgetit back.

So much will suffice to give a general understanding of the purposes and structure of the slide. a The invention is illustrated in detail in the accompanying sheet of drawing, wherein:

Figure 1 isa top plan view of the coin slide land 2(1)lr guide frame with which it is associated;

Figure 2 is a longitudinal central sectional view through thecoin slide structure taken along the line 2-2 of Figure 1, looking in the direction of the arrows; e l

Figure 3 is a transverse cross sectional view throughthe structure taken along the line 3--3 of Figure 1, looking in the indicated direction; and

Figure 4 is asimilar cross sectional View taken 30 along the line 4 4 of Figure 1 looking in the direction indicated by the arrows.

For the sake of clearness, the cabinet or box of a game or vending machine, to which the slide is attached, has not been shown; also the mecha- 35 nism to be released by the slide yand its connection with the slide likewise havenot been shown, as these t ngs form no part of the invention, land in any event theyare well understood in this art and therefore unnecessary to a complete under- 40 standing of the invention.

In the drawing, as shown, the slide comprises a plate I0 Ihaving a screw tapped boss H for securement the desired way to a wall of the cabinet, saidlplate havingffcrmed therewith a hor- 45 zontal guide I2 extending'in front of, as well as in back of, the plate l0, it being understood that the portion of the guide rearward of the plate is' inserted through a suitable slot in the cabinet wall closed bythe plate. Thus the major portion 50 of the guide and all of the foolproof mechanism carried thereby, presently to be described, rare 1ocated within the cabinet inaccessible'to the operator.r The guide I2 is thus stationary and rigidly mounted. 55

Y 25, said spring having its otherrend anchored to said opening This guide I2 presents a flat horizontal surface as shown in Figures l and 2 formed outside or forwardly of the plate l0 with a small finger hole I3 and/at an inner intermediate point with a larger coin drop hole I4. Outside the plate Ill the guide is depressed along its longitudinal median line as shown in Figure 2 to provide a longitudinal guide groove I5 which is continued as shown behind the finger hole I3 into the plate part of the structure. The rear, or inner end, of the guide, in which the coin drop hole I4 is formed is depressed and at its rear o-r inner end carries on its top surface a stop block I6 securely held in place by a screw bolt I'I or other suitable means. A spacer I8 is laid on the guide surface as shown in Figure 2 between its channeled edges, said spacer plate being held in place in any suitable manner. This spacer plate I8 is stationary and formed with a coin drop hole 2li in registration with the hole I4heretofore described. The midportion of the guide frame` just back of the plate I5 is open at 2 I to save metal, such opening being relatively narrow so that a coin can be passed thereacross, by the hand pushed slide next to be described. i

VThis slide is an elongated flat strip 22 resting slidaloly and horizontally on the guide surface land between its channeled edges, said slide 22 having a bent handle end 23 for ease of manipulation. This slide is longer than the Yguide and passes inwardly through the plate Ill, o-ver the spacer plate I8 on which it slides, and back to a point beyond the inner end of the guide frame. At its rear end the slide carries atits bottom a pin 24 to which is connected one end of a spring a pin 23 carried bythe under side of the guide frame I2 adjacent the opening 2| as shown in Figure 2. It will be understood after the slide is pushed inwardly the spring serves to return the "4 slide to normal starting position when releasedby the operators hand.

At its forward end the slide -22has a coin receiving pocket or opening 21 of the proper size,

2'I normally, or in the starting position of the slide being directly over the iingerhole guide frame I2 while on its opposite side the I3 in the guide. Further, the coin hole 2'I is larger than the finger hole I3 so that the coin will be supported in the pocket by the guide and canl, not fall through. Forwardly ofthe coin pocket opening 2l the slide has a central, longitudinally disposed short depression to form a nib or boss 28 that ts down and slides in the groove l5 to guide the slide `in its longitudinal sliding movements.

, Just to the rear of the hole 21 the slide carries a downwardly extending guide block or pin 29 moving through the guide groove I5 formed in line with'the plate .lil as shown in Figure 2.

Looking at Figures l and 2 it will be seen that a cross plate 3l is fastened to the side of the guide frame has fastened thereto an upstanding block 32 intertted Vwith the cross plate3I to hold the same securely in place, said plate or `bar 3I being spaced above the slide 22- to permit the same to slide freely between said plate 3| and guide I2 as will be understood. In a verl tical bore 34v formed in the bar 3I between its ends, is a centrally disposed plunger 35 having a lower beveled edge 36, saidv plunger being pressed downwardly by a flat spring 3'I carried by the block 32, asishown.

Between the lightener 'hole 2| and the coin drop hole I4 the underside of the guide frame I2 carries a second cross bar or plate 38 as shown in Figures 2 and 4, said plate 38 being securely fastened at its ends to the edges of the guide frame. A block 39 is secured to this plate midway between its ends, said block having secured thereto, as shown, a. transverse flat spring having curled ends 40 engaging and pressing upwardly a pair of plungers 4I similar to the plunger 35 heretofore described. These plungers 4I each pass up through bores formed in the guide I2 as shown in Figure 4 and are spaced so that when the empty coin hole 2'I is in line both plungers are pressed into the empty hole and engage the same at transversely diametric opposite points,l while the rst plunger 35 engages said empty hole along the longitudinal diametric line of the hole.

As shown best in Figures l and 4 the top edges of the guide frame I2, above the plate 38 carry a platev 42, fastened to the frame by screws, said plate, as shown providing shoulders 43 at each edge between which is arranged, flatly, a magnet 44 held down by a clamp device 45. The legs of the horseshoe magnet extend forwardly toward the plate 'I0 a substantial distance beyond the front edge of the plate 42 and above the open guide frame and the slide 22 so that in the event a magnetic coin is advanced by the slide to this point, the magnet legs are instantly operative to pick up and catch such coin.V

The longitudinal central portion of the slide 22 from adjacent the lug 29 back to a point near its rear end is formed with a slot 41 the end of which in the starting position stops against the block I6, said slot guiding along the sides of said block as shown in Figure 1. Thus the block I6 .serves'to limit the forward sliding of the slide under the influence of the spring 25.

The means for laterally ejecting a magnetic spurious coin comprises a pivoted member 48 pivotally connected to a pin 49 mounted on the slide 22 adjacent its rear end. Said member 48 is disposed alongside the structure as shown in Figure 1 and has its front end bent to form a hook portion 50V which may normally lie over the slide between the front portion of the magnet andthe block V3l, as shown. This vmember is normally pressed into the full line position shown in Figure 1 by a spring 5 I. To accommodate the rcross swinging movement of the hook` 50 the adjacent corner of the plate 42 is rounded as at 52. Further the edge of the guide framel is cut away at 53 -to provide a passage for move-v ment of the hook 50 in and out in relation to the slide. The adjacent edge of the frame I2 car-` ries a guide strip 54 as shown. The use and operation of the slide will now be described.

First we will assume an authentic coin,rsuchas the iive cent piece is employed. The coin is placed inthe pocket 2'I and thereupon the operaadvances the pocket and coin, the latter passes by the magnet and the two rear plungers 4I which cannot function to stop the lslide when a coin is in the pocket. As the coin moves along it finally reaches a position directly over theY registering coin drop openings 20 in thespacer Thus the coinv drops through, free of the slide, and as theslide has not .advanced the full stroke, the associated.

I8 and I4 in the guide frame.

game or vending mechanism is released or unlocked. The user now releases his hand from the slide and the spring 25 is operative toreturn the slide toits initial` starting position.

If it is attempted to move the slide in without any coin in the pocket 2l then the front plunger 35 is immediately pressed into the empty hole 2l to lock the slide.

If a cardboard disk is played, then the front plunger 35 again immediately is pressed into and scores or periorates the disk to lock the slide against further movement.

If a coin having a central aperture is played then again the front plunger 35 is forced thereinto to lock the slide against further movement. Such coin can only be moved as far as the plunger 35 and when the spring 25 pulls the slide back, such coin is returned to the player because it is pocketed in the hole 21 and must move back with the slide; The coin is removed by inserting a linger upwardly through the finger opening I3 in the guide frame.

If a magnetic coin is attempted to be used the slide 22 carries the coin past the dog 35 until it moves under the magnet 44 whereupon it is instantly picked up and held thereby. The inward movement of the slide 22 carries the element 48 with it causing the hook part 5 to be forced laterally out of the slide as it guides outwardly over the rounded corner 52. The end of the hook 50 now guides against the guide strip 54 to the dotted line position shown in Figure 1. The empty coin pocket next receives the plungers 4| to lock the slide 22 against further inward movement.

When the slide is now released by the operator the spring 25 pulls the slide 22 back and at the same time, as the member 43 is pressed inwardly by the spring 5| it is guided back along the stripl 54 until the hooked end is pressed forcibly through the passage 53 where it strikes, hammer fashion, against the trapped coin and positively ejects the same from the magnet and slide in an obvious manner. Thus the return stroke or movement of the slide is utilized to operate the slug ejector. i

From this detailed description it will now be seen that animproved coin slide or chute has been provided which achieves the desirable objects heretofore recited.

It is the intention to cover herein all such changes and modifications of the preferred form selected for this disclosure, which do not in material respects depart from the spirit and scope of the invention.

What is claimed is:

1. In a device of the character described, the combination of an elongated slide adapted to move a coin, a guide frame for the slide adapted `to permit a full predetermined length of stroke when a coin is moved by the slide,` a magnet mounted adjacent the frame and slide and adapted to take and hold a magnetic coin from the slide when such coin is moved by the slide in proximity to the magnet, a spring pressed plunger carried by the frame and adapted to lock the slide against further movement when the magnet holds the coin to prevent the full stroke of the slide, a spring pressed ejector movably mounted on the slide including a portion normally disposed over the slide, and stationary guide means for causing said ejector portion to move to a position away from over the slide when the slide makes its in stroke and to cause said portion to snap back to normal position over the slide to'eject `the magnetic coin from the magnet and slide When the slide makes it return stroke.

f 2. `In a device of the character described, the combination of an elongated slide providedwith a coin receiving aperture, a guide frame for the slide adapted to length of stroke when a coin is in the aperture, a magnet mounted on the frame above the slide, said magnet being operative to lift a `magnetic coin and hold it above the slide when the latter moves the' coin under the magnet, a pair of laterally spaced spring pressed plungers `carried below the frame and adapted to be pressed upwardly into the empty aperture to lock the slide if an attempt is made to move the slide after permit a full predetermined` the magnet has picked up the coin, whereby to prevent lthe full predetermined length of stroke of the slide, a spring pressed member carried movably by the slide and including a portion normally disposed over the slide, guide means on the frame for causing said portion to be moved to a position away from over the slide when the slide makes its in stroke and to cause said portion to snap back to normal position over the slide to eject the magnetic coin from the magnet and slide when the slide makes its return stroke.

3. In a device of the character described, the combination of an elongated slide having a coin receiving aperture, a guide frame for the slide adapted to permit a full predetermined length of stroke when the slide aperture contains a coin, a magnet carried by the frame, said magnet being operative to take and hold a magnetic coin out of the aperture, lock means to prevent completion of the stroke under such circumstances, a spring to return the slideto its initial starting position, a resiliently urged member pivotally carried by the slide and embodying a bent end normally disposed across the slide, guide means on the frame for causing said bent end to be moved to a position away from across the slide when the slide makes its in stroke and to cause said bent end to snap back to normal position across the slide to eject the magnetic coin from the magnet and slide when the slide makes its return stroke.

4. In a device of the character described, the combination of an elongated slide having a coin receiving aperture, a guide frame for the slide adapted to permit a full predetermined length of stroke when the slide aperture contains a coin, a magnet carried by the frame; said magnet being operative to take and hold a magnetic coin out of the aperture, lock means to prevent completion of the stroke under such circumstances,` a spring to return the sli-de to its initial starting position, a forwardly extending spring pressed member pivotally carried adjacent the inner or rear end of the slide, said member having a hooked end normally spanning the slide below the magnet, and means to guide the hooked end laterally of the slide when it is moved inwardly and to permit the hooked end to disengage a magnetic coin from the magnet when the slide is returned forcibly to eject such coin from the slide.

5. In a device of the character described, the combination of an elongated slide adapted to move a coin, a guide frame for the slide adapted to permit a full predetermined length of stroke when a coin is moved by the slide, a magnet mounted adjacent the frame and slide and adapted to take and hold a magnetic coin from the slide' when such coin is moved by the `slide in proximity to the magnet, a spring pressed pivoted ejector member carried by t'l'e'fslide'land movable therewith, and a guide on fthe frame, said ejector member having a booked end normally disposed over the 'slide and yadapted to be moved by the guide to a position toy one side of the slide on the in stroke of the slide, said ejector member having its hooked end moved racross the slide by the guide to leject thel magnetick coin from the magnet when the slide makes its return stroke.

6. In combination, a frame, a coin vmoving slide mounted on the frame for reciprocating movement,v a kmagnet associated 'with the frame' adapted topickmp' and hold a' magnetic coin substitute nn the inward stroke of the slide, Aa. spring pressedfhook shaped ejector vmember pivotally carried :by vthe slide, and a guide along one edge 'of the frame, the hook v.portion `of lthe said member riding along the guide laterally `of the frame on the inward stroke of the slide, fthe return `stroke of the slide causing said hook portion to snap across the slide to eject the imag- 10 netic coin yheld by the magnet from lthe slide. HERBERT G. BREITENSTEIN. 

